教师爷不打把势,谁也摸不清谁的底 教師爺不打把勢,誰也摸不清誰的底 教師爺不打把勢,誰也摸不清誰的底

when the martial arts master doesn't do a demonstration, no one can tell what the others are really capable of

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Said when people don't know each other's real abilities or true situation. Neutral.
Simplified
教师爷不打把势,谁也摸不清谁的底
Traditional (Taiwan)
教師爺不打把勢,誰也摸不清誰的底
Pinyin
jiàoshīyé bù dǎbǎshi, shéi yě mō bù qīng shéi de dǐ
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕ ㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄚˇ ˙ㄕ,ㄕㄟˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄟˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄧˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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